Litigation

Litigation. Prerequisite: Law 6010. Law 6020 must be taken concurrently. This course is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to handle competently and ethically a case from initial client interview through trial. Students will study the law of pretrial and trial procedure. The examination of each of the stages of litigation will combine discussions of theory with written and performance simulations, so that students will obtain experience in using the skills and tactics litigators use. The course will culminate with the participation by each student in a mock trial.